Chapter 4
She woke up at one o'clock the next day, probably around seven o'clock. She slept for eight or nine hours this time, and she hadn't had a full night's sleep in a long time. In later generations, she was a very hard-working person, and her sleeping time was usually reduced to the minimum level required by normal needs, otherwise she would not have been able to find a smooth path in their industry.
As soon as she got up, Bingmo led the maids and filed in carrying toiletries.
The wash here uses willow branches dipped in green salt, which Lu Songli is not used to.
Bing Mo was waiting at the side. Seeing that her face was a little rosy today because she had slept well, she finally let go of her worries.
Lu Songli stared at herself in the bronze mirror. She originally had a standard oval face, with well-proportioned facial features and soft facial lines. She had a light complexion with beautiful bones and a cold and gentle temperament.
She quite likes her appearance. Her pale facial features don't show any sharpness, which makes people feel less aggressive. She has a proactive personality, so she doesn't need to have a very aggressive appearance, such as a heavy-faced appearance. This is not friendly to her career and will make opponents of the same sex subconsciously guard against her.
The face in the mirror in front of her was roughly similar to her original appearance, except that her face was pale and lacked any color. But her hair was thicker, maybe she was too worried about her hair falling out in later life.
Breakfast is meat pie and meat soup, a bowl of thick and smooth millet porridge, and a cup of milk. According to Lu Songli's memory, this kind of breakfast was very exquisite. There were no such exquisite foods as steamed buns, dumplings, tofu soup, etc. in later generations. The Dali Dynasty was close to the Later Han Dynasty, and its food level and productivity development were similar to those of the Wei, Jin, and early Sui Dynasties. It was considered a parallel space.
For breakfast, Lu Songli only ate half a piece of meat pie and half a bowl of meat soup. She only drank two sips of milk. The taste was too tangy and she couldn't drink it. She finished all the millet porridge. She knew that the remaining food would be shared among the maids in the courtyard and would not be wasted.
After breakfast, she walked around the yard to eat.
In the early morning of October, the wind is cool and the sun is warm. There are servants cleaning the yellowing and falling leaves in Xiaofeng Xiaoyuan. The sun shines on the body, which is warm but not burning.
The Lu family's quadrangle with gardens on four sides was a gift from the emperor. Her parents lived in the main courtyard, and the two brothers chose the courtyard in the northwest, leaving the Xiaofeng courtyard in the northeast with the best views and lighting for her.
Her courtyard is quite large. Just the sight of the neatly planted courtyard filled with various flowers and plants is enough to make people linger. Even the townhouse she bought with a huge sum of money was not as good as her courtyard, not to mention that their entire Lu family's house was located in Chang'an, where land was at a premium. Thinking of this, she felt refreshed. She is the winner in life. In comparison, other troubles are just small.
Lu Songli had just stretched her muscles when someone came from the main courtyard to say that the eldest lady of the Xie family came to visit her with gifts. Xie Zhan also came with her. Her father and mother asked her to go to the front yard.
Okay, let’s get going, there is no need to struggle, life is endless and struggle is endless.
In the flower hall where the Lu family entertained guests, since it was not a big day, Lu Desheng did not have to go to the morning court. The three members of the Lu family received Xie's mother and son together.
After the two parties sat down, taking advantage of the morning light, Lu Songli looked at Xie Zhanzai carefully from beginning to end. When she first came in last night, she probably had been in the water for a long time, and her eyes were filled with water, so everything she saw was blurry. In addition, the light was poor last night, so everything she saw was blurry.
Xie Zhan's appearance is undoubtedly handsome, full of heaven, sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes, deep and spiritual eyes, high bridge of nose, and smooth mandible line like a magic sword and ghost axe, with sharp edges and corners, making it unforgettable. Coupled with his tall figure, he may have been born in a powerful family. As the saying goes, the Qi of moving nourishes the body, and there is an aura of nobility about him. When standing with a fan in his hand, he looked like a humble gentleman with a bright and graceful look.
She thought to herself, no wonder the young girls in the capital were flocking to him. If the original owner hadn't already had a marriage contract with him, I'm afraid the Xie family's threshold would have been broken by Beijing's matchmaker. Even though he was engaged, he was still the young man that the girls in Chang'an City most wanted to marry.
After the servants served tea, Mrs. Xie took Lu Songli's little hand and took care of her body first, and then said with pity, "I have heard about Ting Wan, who would have thought that something like that would happen. Accident. Ah Li suffered a lot yesterday."
Lu Songli lowered her head slightly, as obedient as the original owner, but silently said in her heart that this was destined to be destined.
"Alas! The ones most affected by this matter are the daughter of the Zhao family and Xiaoli. I don't know what chatty woman spread the story yesterday, and the words were particularly unpleasant when they were passed around. When the daughter of the Zhao family found out, she couldn't stop crying at home. "Myself, Mrs. Zhao came to Xie's house early in the morning to ask us for advice, how can we have any ideas?"
Lu Songli was amused in her heart. I'm afraid her harsh words were probably directed at Zhao Yutan. There shouldn't be as many people talking about her as herself.
None of the three members of the Lu family answered. But they all heard that there was something in Mrs. Xie's words, as if she was testing something.
The three people from the Lu family didn't talk to each other, and Mrs. Xie was a little embarrassed.
"If the Zhao family doesn't look to the Qin family for advice, why should they look to your Xie family for advice?" Lu Desheng asked, neither soft nor hard.
Mrs. Lu: "Yes, what does the Zhao family mean?"
Mrs. Xie: "This - A Zhan saved the eldest daughter of the Zhao family last night like that. The Zhao family wanted A Zhan to marry her to quell the rumors."
Lu Songli clicked her tongue, isn't the Zhao family too impatient? She couldn't believe how powerful this rumor could be after just one night, and now it finally showed its tail, right?
Mrs. Lu said bluntly, "No, the Zhao family is too shameless, isn't it? Xie Zhan saved her, why did she still rely on him?"
Lu Desheng asked, "Then what are your Xie family's plans?"
The Xie family wanted to be polite and said vaguely, "This matter mainly depends on your woman's side. The girl's reputation is important. You must know that if we don't handle it well, the eldest wife of the Zhao family and Ah Li will always be talked about in the future."
See what he said, "So Madam Yi, do you mean that your Xie family doesn't mind what happened last night at all?"
Mrs. Xie looked embarrassed, "There is a reason for this, and I also know that Ah Li is innocent."
Lu Desheng and his wife calmed down after hearing this. Isn't there a reason? What's wrong with some physical contact when rescuing people? It’s not like cuddling for no reason. And his Ah Li is indeed innocent!
Jiang: "As long as the Xie family doesn't mind what happened last night. The marriage between our two families remains unchanged. If the Zhao family wants to rely on us, then just be a little kid!"
Lu Songli thought it was quite ridiculous. Just because of the physical contact caused by going into the water to save people, the marriage could have such big twists and turns? But when she thought about the scripts and plays she had heard before, a rich girl fell into the water and was saved by a beggar. She would either bite him or have to go to the temple to practice. She couldn't help but complain.
Mrs. Jiang's words made Madam Xie choke, and then she changed her tone, "But considering the possible long-term impact of this matter, I think our family still needs to be cautious about their marriages."
“Mrs. He was suffocating in his heart. If he hadn't been worried about his daughter, he would have kicked him out long ago.
Lu Songli smiled sullenly, her father was an onmyoji.
"That's right, if you obviously mind, just say so. You're a bitch and you still have to erect a memorial arch. I can't stand it!" Mrs. Lu also hit a straight ball.
Damn, her parents are so powerful in battle.
The straightforward words of the Lu family made Mrs. Xie extremely embarrassed.
Xie Zhan, who had been silent until now, finally spoke, "Uncle and aunt, this matter involves more than just our Xie and Lu family. What our Xie family means is that the four families will find an opportunity to sit down and talk some other day to minimize the impact. This matter has been resolved. What do you think?"
This was quite pertinent, and since he was still the future son-in-law of the Lu family, Lu Desheng and his wife were worried about their daughter, so it was rare that they did not quarrel with him.
